Scanlab extends materials-processing power control capabilities of XL Scan
7 December 2018
Scanlab has added more materials-processing power control capabilities to its XL Scan solution for simultaneously controlling scan heads and XY stages
Optics
Edmund Optics offers new Techspec λ/10 Laser Line Coated Windows for industrial laser applications
3 December 2018
Edmund Optics has introduced its new Techspec λ/10 Laser Line Coated Windows. Laser line windows are ideal for protecting sensitive optical and electronic components in high power laser applications.
TrioFokus zoom collimator for multi-kW lasers
20 November 2018
The size of the laser working spot of multi-kW fibre lasers or fibre-coupled lasers can be varied easily using AdlOptica’s new zoom collimator TrioFokus
Scanlab expands entry-level scan head offerings
31 October 2018
Scanlab has introduced an additional variant of its entry-level basiCube scan head
Edmund Optics releases Techspec precision lenses for high-energy Nd:YAG laser applications
26 October 2018
Edmund Optics has introduced Techspec Laser Grade PCX Lenses with high surface quality and surface accuracy for a wide variety of high energy Nd:YAG laser applications
Multi-focal beam shaping optics for multi-kW lasers
26 October 2018
AdlOptics' new QuattroXX beam shaping optics are able to split the energy of a beam from a multi-kW fibre laser or a fibre-coupled laser and focus it into multiple points for welding, cladding, and brazing applications
Edmund Optics
Edmund Optics® (EO) is a leading global manufacturer and distributor of precision optics, optical assemblies and imaging components with headquarters in the USA and manufacturing facilities in the US, Asia and Europe. With a portfolio of more than 30.200 products, EO has the world’s largest inventory of optical components.
Edmund Optics introduces additional coatings and sizes for Techspec Nd:YAG Laser Line Mirrors
27 September 2018
Edmund Optics has introduced additional coatings and sizes for its Techspec Nd:YAG Laser Line Mirrors
Berliner Glas Group recruits 19 new trainees to become precision opticians
24 September 2018
Nineteen new trainees have begun their professional life this year with the Berliner Glas Group in Berlin, Germany and Heerbrugg, Switzerland. The focus is on training precision opticians.
Holo/OR develops DOE for laser brazing hot-dip galvanised metal sheets
29 August 2018
Holo/OR has developed a diffractive optical element (DOE) that significantly accelerates the laser brazing process for hot-dip galvanised metal sheets
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Matthew Dale explores some of the latest technology for manipulating and measuring the beam, including a multi-spot optical module for laser brazing and a contactless beam analysis device
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Moving to very high power lasers for welding metals, like aluminium in car production, has some big benefits, as Greg Blackman finds out